AFCON 2019: Rohr reveals what impressed him most about Super Eagles players

AFCON 2019: Rohr reveals what impressed him most about Super Eagles players

Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has hailed the mental strength of his players, after they finished third at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, thanks to a 1-0 win over Tunisia on Wednesday evening.

Rohr, speaking to reporters, specifically pointed to Nigeria’s games against Cameroon, South Africa and Tunisia.

The Eagles were heavily criticized after losing to Madagascar but bounced back to knock out the defending champions Cameroon in the last 16 and Bafana Bafana in the quarter-final.

“What was good in this team was the mental strength, we had some very difficult moments, we lost against Madagascar after already qualifying but the match after was a wonderful reaction against Cameroon, so we eliminated the champions and then we also won a wonderful game against South Africa after conceding a goal, we were able in the last minute to score the winning goal.